'XXX' Sequel Hits Spot for Speedman, Gaye

[edonline]

http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=filmNews&storyID=5540174

'XXX' Sequel Hits Spot for Speedman, Gaye
Tue Jun 29, 2004 06:56 AM ET

By Chris Gardner

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Scott Speedman and Nona Gaye are feeling the "XXX" fever, joining Ice Cube, Samuel L. Jackson and Willem Dafoe in "XXX: State of the Union."

The second installment of Sony's thriller franchise is largely set in Washington. Shooting will start in mid-July with Lee Tamahori ("Die Another Day") at the helm. Rob Cohen directed the 2002 original, which starred Vin Diesel as an extreme sports athlete who becomes a secret agent.

Ice Cube, a rapper not known for daring stunt work, plays a former criminal recruited by the National Security Agency to become a XXX agent. Speedman is set to play agent Kyle Steele, with Gaye playing a potential romantic interest to Ice Cube's character.

Sunny Mabrey ("Species 3") will star as a beautiful, intelligent congressional aide who befriends Ice Cube's character.

Speedman most recently teamed with Kate Beckinsale in "Underworld." Gaye, daughter of Marvin Gaye, replaced late R&B singer Aaliyah in the last two installments of the "Matrix" films.

Reuters/Hollywood Reporter

[Adornado]

Hmm, with Tamahori at the helm and an absence of Vin Diesle, this might actually turn out half-decent.

[RogueSpear]

Originally posted by edonline
with Lee Tamahori ("Die Another Day") at the helm.

As if there weren't already enough reason not to see this sequel, now they slap in this bit of information. Lee Tamahori couldn't direct his way out of a wet paper sack.

[perreli]

Although Vin's acting was horrible in the 1st film the studio couldn't be any more stupid by not having the Diesel name attract the base audience of this type of film. The only reason why that movie made the money it did was because they had a big name fresh off the Fast n Furious craze. Now they go and get a rapper to play a secret agent.. what the #@$%!

[XCoRyX]

it may not produce the same cash as XXX did, but mark my words, it'll still do fair enough.

[The Heart Collector]

What the hell, there's a SPECIES 3?!?

[XCoRyX]

good question,i just noticed that from your post...fucking weird.

[Kidsilk]

I'll have to pass on XXX 2......

[Scarface98.9]

I like some of Ice Cube's movies, and didn't like the first XXX, but even so, I'd rather have Vin Diesel in it than Cube. Seemed more tailor made for him

[XCoRyX]

thats because it WAS tailor made for him...they pretty much were wanting to milk out diesels F&TF sucess so they picked up an action script and threw him in it.